Um, Bill. After drivng that Marquis a few events back I can ni all honesty say, EEEHHHYUCKKKK. It was 100% a turd! But it would take a hit!
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I honestly think the only way this going to be feasible is if we use the MR2. I just don't think it will be financially smart to pass up the offer to use it. But Bill is right it doesn't have to be fast it just has to be able to drive for 24 hours, And a caprice would be able to do that easily.Drew P.
"Just needed a nut" -John Kilgore
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I have been working on a tentative budget. Right now tis should cover everything, Travel, lodging, and the race.
This is cost per person:
$200- entry fee ( 100 per driver plus the $500 for the car)
$800- driver Equipment ( Helmet, suit, gloves, shoes. You could possibly go cheaper but in my case i would like my equipment to last. )
$120- fuel cost ( that is travel and fuel for the race. Roughly burning about 5 gallons an hour for the race.)
$120- tires ( hopefully we can get this cheaper but to be safe $120. 5 sets. )
$120- food ( that should be all food for the entire event )
$50- license ( unless you already have a legal license )
$10- camp ( the track charges $50 to camp. )
Total per person:$1,420 ( safe to say $1,500)
Total budget for team: $7,100 ( Being safe $7,500)
All of this is up to change with each persons needs.Drew P.
"Just needed a nut" -John Kilgore
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hmmm
It's interesting. Does that actually include the cost of the car, motor and the entry fees? It looks like it might not.
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Just got this reply from the LeMons folks.
Hey, Sean:
No, it's the same price as all the rest. Think of it as free extra misery for the entrants--JL
So, straight up 24 hours for the same money. If we are going to do this, that's the one!
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Do we really want to open that can up?
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Well i would rather be honest. What happens when you go over your $500 budget is you go in front of a court and they decide whether or not they want to penalize you. so i want to be honest so they won't penalize us if we go over. I know that sound kind of dumb, but when The Van Cleef's did it they were over by a lot and because the asked them if the could do the modifications they ended up not getting penalized.Drew P.
"Just needed a nut" -John Kilgore
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I almost ran away with the LeMons people when I crewed for my NASA-SE Pink Panther team at CMP last month. They are MY PEOPLE, i'm telling you!
Everything is up in the air with us right now, hard to plan into the future until we settle a few present things. But please tentatively count me in as crew!
By the way, crew admission is $75 and spectator $30. The only difference is pit access. At CMP there was no difference in access, it so happened, but I wouldn't count on that at every venue.
I believe fuelers & anybody over the pit wall has to have a fire suit & helmet.
And for the first time in 2009, LeMons requires full face helmets for drivers.
I would suggest everybody interested in doing this go read the rules. They are hilarious and make a great read!!
May I suggest adding a category to your budget called BRIBES FOR THE JUDGES. Just don't try to give them lite beer, you will get sca-rewed some kinda way or another.
May I also suggest you think about on-track communication. My team just used a PIT SIGN but a radio setup would have been nice. No loose radios.
Don't forget about transponder cost. Hopefully somebody among you whiz kids has one of those.1988 911 :: #41 BSP
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"It's not a matter of "can you," it's a matter of "can you convince the judges of the story's legitimacy?" There's no rule against doing it the way you describe, it's just incumbent on you to document/photograph/notarize enough of the whole exchange to convince the BS judges that the story holds water."
This was the response to Can we run a previous LeMons car if it is given to us and spend $500 on the drivetrain. I think we can document things thoroughly enough to make this work. When do we go take a look at the car to see if it passes the next hurdle. As in, can I fit me giant self into the thing comfortably enough to drive it in a 24 hour race.
24 HOURS!!!!!
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